Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1

The key answer of exercise 33

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 4 - Food for you for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Look at the grammar map and fill in the blanks in the boxes below.

Answer

COUNTABLE NOUNS

  • Examples: books, cars, dogs
  • How many? - Example: How many apples are there?
  • some, any, no (= not any) - Examples: Some apples, any books, no cars
  • many, a lot of / lots of - Example: Many people, a lot of cookies, lots of houses
  • (a) few - Example: A few friends
  • too many - Example: Too many problems
  • enough, not enough - Example: Enough chairs, not enough time

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

  • Examples: water, sugar, information
  • How much? - Example: How much water do you need?
  • some, any, no (= not any) - Example: Some water, any sugar, no information
  • many, a lot of / lots of - Example: A lot of sugar, lots of information
  • (a) little - Example: : A little patience
  • too much - Example: Too much noise
  • enough, not enough - Example: Enough time, not enough money


To talk about parts of a whole or a 'zero' quantity

  • Some in affirmative sentences and in polite questions.
  • Any in negative and interrogative sentences.
  • No with negative sentences.

To talk about a large quantity

  • A lot of / Lots of in affirmative sentences.
  • Many / Much in negative and interrogative sentences.

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